HealthDay (8/28, Reinberg) reports, “Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades,” researchers concluded after examining data on “more than 8,200 suicides among veterans, comparing them with more than 562,000 U.S. adults in the general population.” The study also revealed that “the suicide rate for those with a” traumatic brain injury (TBI) “was 56% higher than among veterans who didn’t suffer a TBI.” The findings were published online Aug. 28 in the journal Neurology.
Related Links:
— “Suicides Among U.S. Veterans Jumped 10-Fold in Decades After 9/11,”Steven Reinberg, HealthDay, August 28, 2023